CONCORD UNIVERSITY
Athens, West Virginia
2007-08 ACADEMIC PLANNING CALENDAR
August 16, Thur. Opening
meeting 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom
August 16, Thur. Division
and department meetings
August 16, Thur. Faculty
dinner 7:00 p.m. in the Ballroom
August 16, Thur. VPAD
notify sixth-year tenure-track faculty of required evaluation for tenure
August 17, Fri. Registration
and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
August 20, Mon. Classes
begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.
August 21, Tue. Late
registration fee starts for on-campus courses
August 27, Mon. Last
day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
August 29, Wed. Faculty
submit office hours to their chairs
Sept. 3, Mon. Holiday
- Labor Day
Sept. 4, Tue. Last
day to pay fees
Sept.
4, Tue. Divisions
distribute “Outside Commitments of Faculty”
Sept. 5, Wed. Faculty
submit course disclosures to chairs
Sept. 14, Fri. Last
day to submit changes and additions to the 2007-08 Committee Book to VPAD
Sept. 14, Fri. Last day to apply for Spring 2008 Student Teaching 4
p.m.
Sept. 20, Thur. Divisions
have Spring 2008 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
Sept. 24, Mon. Last
day to make application for December graduation 4 p.m.
Sept. 24, Mon. Faculty
loading logic to Associate Dean
Sept. 24, Mon. Division Assessment Reports to Director of
Assessment
Sept. 28, Fri. “Outside
Commitments of Faculty” returned to Division Chairs
October 6, Sat. Homecoming
October 12, Fri. Mid-semester
reports of unsatisfactory grades due to Registrar's Office 12:00 noon
Oct. 15-16 (M-T) Fall break
Oct. 17, Wed. Director of Assessment gives Division Reports to
VPAD
October 24, Wed. Last
day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status
from credit to audit 4 p.m.
October 29, Mon. Chairs
submit second-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD
(with copies to faculty members involved)
October 30, Tue. Divisions
have preliminary Summer 2008 schedules in the computer 4 p.m.
November 1, Thur. Program
reviews to VPAD in mail-ready form
November 1-14 Advising
for course selection for Spring 2008 Semester
November 5, Mon. Chairs
submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Spring 2008 to VPAD
November 6-14 Course
selection for Spring 2008 Semester (for students presently enrolled)
November 15, Thur. VPAD
Summer School 2008 review completed with feedback to divisions
Nov. 19-23 (M-F) Thanksgiving
recess
Nov. 26-Dec. 7 (Last
2 wks. of semester) - student evaluations of faculty turned in to division
offices
December 3, Mon. Last
day to withdraw from the University
December 7, Fri. Student
evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center
December 7, Fri. Last
class day
Dec. 10-13 (M-Th) Final
exams
December 13, Thur. Fall
semester ends 5:00 p.m.
December 15, Sat. Deadline
for President to notify in writing second-year tenure-track faculty of contract
non-renewal
December 15, Sat. Fall Commencement 11:00 a.m.
January 11, Fri. Divisions
have Summer 2008 schedule audit returned to Associate Dean 4 p.m.
January 18, Fri. Registration
and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
January 21, Mon. Holiday
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22, Tue. Classes
begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.
January 23, Wed. Late
registration fee begins for on-campus courses
January 25, Fri. Tenure
recommendations from chairs to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
January 28, Mon. Chairs
submit first-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD
(with copies to faculty members involved)
January 29, Tue. Last
day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
January 31, Thur. Faculty
submit office hours to their Division Chairs
February 1, Fri. Last
day to pay fees
February 8, Fri. Faculty
submit course disclosures to chairs
February 8, Fri. Assessment
requests to President from VPAD
February 8, Fri. Divisions
notify VPAD in writing the results of Division Chair elections (every third
year)
February 11, Mon. Last
day to apply for Fall 2008 Student Teaching 4 p.m.
February 15, Fri. Last
day for making application for May graduation 4 p.m.
February 15, Fri. Divisions
have Fall 2008 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
February 20, Wed. Faculty
loading logic to Associate Dean
March 1, Sat. Deadline
for President to notify in writing first-year tenure-track faculty of contract
non-renewal
March 3, Mon. Chairs
submit promotion evaluations and recommendations for 2008-09 to VPAD (with
copies to faculty members involved)
March 3, Mon. Chairs
complete annual evaluations of full-time nontenure-track faculty (with copies
to faculty members involved)
March 7, Fri. Mid-semester
reports of unsatisfactory grades due to the Registrar's Office 12:00 noon
Mar. 10-14 (M-F) Spring
recess
March 24, Mon. Divisions
submit annual evaluation of chairs to VPAD
March 28, Fri. Last
day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status
from credit to audit 4 p.m.
March 28, Fri. Faculty
submit professional activity summaries to Division Chairs
March 28, Fri. Chairs
submit to VPAD evaluations and recommendations of tenure-track faculty with two
or more years of service (with copies to faculty members involved)
March 31-April 2 HLC/NCA
Team Visit
April 1, Tue. Summer
school schedule published, distributed and publicized
April 1-16 Advising
for course selection for Summer and Fall 2008
April 3, Thur. DeNuzzo Award nominations to VPAD
April 3, Thur. Great Teachers Seminar nominations to VPAD
April 7-16 Course
selection for Summer and Fall 2008
April 23, Wed. Summer
school schedule solidified
April 25, Fri. Chairs complete annual evaluation of all tenured
faculty (with copy to faculty member) and forward unsatisfactory evaluations to
VPAD for further review
April 25, Fri. Evaluation of tenured faculty serving as Division
Chairs completed using a division-determined evaluation process (with copy to
faculty member) and unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further
review
April 28-May 9 (Last 2 wks. of semester) – student evaluations of
faculty turned in to division offices
(University-wide spring evaluations done every three years – 2008, 2011,
etc.)
May 2, Fri. Last
day to withdraw from the University
May 2, Fri. President
reports to VPAD responses to assessment requests
May 2, Fri. Students
and faculty notified of summer classes cancelled and in jeopardy
May 9, Fri. Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the
Computer Center
May 9, Fri. Last
class day
May 12-15 (M-Th) Final
exams
May 15, Thur. VPAD
reports to Division Chairs President’s responses to assessment requests
May 15, Thur. Spring
semester ends 5:00 p.m.
May 15, Thur. Chairs
submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Fall 2008 to VPAD
May 17, Sat. Spring
Commencement 10:00 a.m.
May 17, Sat. Deadline
for President to notify in writing tenure-track faculty with two or more years
of service of terminal contract
1st day Sum. Terms Class
headcount enrollment to VPAD